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Second half scoring spree spells defeat for IU

By Gavin Lesnick · Monday, Sept. 8,2003 2:15 a.m.

Through one half of play Saturday, IU looked like it had turned over a new leaf. The Hoosiers, playing against No. 22 Washington, didn't look anything like a team that lost badly to UConn a week earlier. But that all changed in the second half, as the Hoosiers gave up four touchdowns in less than a quarter and lost 38-13. IU coach Gerry DiNardo was unhappy with both halves.

11 minutes of shame

By Alex Hickey · Monday, Sept. 8,2003 2:14 a.m.

It's cliché to say, "That game was closer than the score indicated." This phrase has garnered far too much usage over the years. Yet it is the perfect way to describe IU's 38-13 loss to No. 22 Washington. For 49 minutes, the Hoosiers matched everything that the Huskies showed them, not appearing the least bit daunted.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 8,2003 2:11 a.m.

A champion is served: Roddick wins U.S. Open NEW YORK -- Andy Roddick pounded three straight big serves to win the first set of his first Grand Slam final, drawing a standing ovation from the partisan crowd. There was no such celebration from Roddick: He tossed aside a ball he had in his pocket, blew on his fingers, and calmly walked to the sideline to sit down.

Women have 8 scholarship players for first time since '98

By Jeff Fuldauer · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 2:24 p.m.

After a season of grinding through overmatched squads with injured players, the historically dominant IU women's tennis team is reloaded and ready for action in its 2003 campaign.

Men's team looks to autumn tourneys to set tone for season

By Dan Click · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 2:23 p.m.

As the school year begins to get in the swing of things so too does the IU men's tennis team, using a summer's worth of preparation and hard work for the upcoming Intercollegiate Tennis Association qualifying matches.

Team looking past last season

By Cory Steger · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 2:22 p.m.

As the Hoosiers prepared for the upcoming season, one thing was apparent -- last year's record of 10-7-2 (4-4-2) would not be acceptable this season.

Team enters 4th season with 10 returning starters

By Andrew Rosen · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 2:21 p.m.

The IU women's field hockey team comes into its fourth season with extremely high hopes. Last year the team showed great improvement.

Hoosiers vault into new season with momentum

By Matt Glenesk · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 2:19 p.m.

After opening its season this weekend at the Hurricane Invitational in Florida, the women's volleyball team is attempting to build on the momentum from its 2002 campaign.

Seniors' top finishes in summer tourneys give Hoosiers hope

By Holly Pilewski · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 2:18 p.m.

With many Hoosiers returning and a lot of talent, the women's golf team could be a hot ticket. Coach Sam Carmichael is entering his 23rd season as head coach at IU. In that time, he has seen many great players.

Golfers thrive in off-season

By Charlie Cunningham and Charlie Gillingham · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 2:17 p.m.

Sporting goods stores are filled with gimmicks offering to take strokes off of one's golf game. But, the best way to improve a golf game is simply to play as much as possible, according to IU men's golf coach Mike Mayer.

Returning runners lead Hoosiers

By Steve Slivka · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 2:16 p.m.

After a successful 2002 campaign, Coach Judy Wilson's 2003 IU women's cross-country team looks to continue the trend into this season.

Miles add up for IU runners

By Alex Witteveld · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 2:15 p.m.

When first asked what his team did this summer to prepare for the upcoming Men's cross country season, Hoosier head coach Robert Chapman said, "We ran a lot."

The Final Season

By Zach Eldridge · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 2:13 p.m.

Winning and doing it the right way has been the mantra for legendary IU coach Jerry Yeagley in his three plus decades at IU.

No offseason for DiNardo

By John Rodgers · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 2:10 p.m.

It was Wednesday's practice of the UConn game week. Coaches yelled, whistles blew and over 100 players moved from one organized drill to the next. Coach Gerry DiNardo walked the fields observing every part of his second IU team.

New coach brings experience, leadership to young team

By Josh Landsburg · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 2:08 p.m.

It was clear after IU women's rowing lost coach Mark Wilson, it would need to fill his spot with someone who had both knowledge and experience with the sport, which is exactly what they got.

Pacers would deal an unhappy O'Neal

By Alyson Brodsy and Steve Wilstein · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 3:10 a.m.

Worse than a whining athlete is a young whining athlete making $126 million. To the rest of the paycheck-to-paycheck world, it's ludicrous. To a Hall of Famer who knows what it takes to win, it's intolerable. Jermaine O'Neal ticked off Larry Bird by saying he wouldn't have signed the seven-year deal with the Indiana Pacers for that surreal sum last month if he knew the new boss was going to fire coach Isiah Thomas. The 6-foot-11 forward-center stopped short of demanding a trade, but made it clear it was on his mind.

Irsay says he'll keep Colts in Indianapolis

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Marot · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 3:07 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Jim Irsay said Thursday he wanted to keep the Colts in Indianapolis even if it takes years, not months, to work out a deal with the city. The Colts owner talked with reporters for the first time in more than 10 months Thursday, answering questions after he watched the team practice. Irsay acknowledged negotiations with city officials had slowed but suggested that was more the result of timing than an impasse. The Colts are preparing for Sunday's season-opener at Cleveland and a city's mayoral election will be held in November.

Lilly rival to get spotlight in RCA Dome

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 3:05 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts' first multiyear sponsorship deal with a drug company does not involve the one most linked to the team's hometown. The National Football League team said Wednesday it signed on GlaxoSmithKline and Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. to a corporate sponsorship to promote their jointly marketed male impotence pill, Levitra. Effective this season, the deal allows Bayer and Glaxo to promote Levitra in the RCA Dome through signs and programs and in broadcast and online media. The RCA Dome should be outfitted with Levitra signs by the Colts' home opener Sept. 14, said Michael Fleming, director of product communication for GlaxoSmithKline in Philadelphia. The sponsorship by the German and British pharmaceutical firms is a bold publicity move, coming in the hometown of rival Eli Lilly and Co. Lilly and partner Icos Corp. aim to put their own male impotence pill, Cialis (pronounced see-ALL-iss), on the U.S. market by the end of this year.

Limbaugh makes ESPN debut

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 3:04 a.m.

Commentator Rush Limbaugh made his ESPN debut at a fitting location -- Washington, D.C. Actually, it was Landover, Md., in the parking lot of FedEx Field but it was still familiar territory for the right-wing radio host best known as the host of the politically focused "Rush Limbaugh Show," which is syndicated in more than 650 markets worldwide. "This is sort of like the fulfillment of a dream for me," Limbaugh said Thursday night after being introduced on ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown." Host Chris Berman even commented on the appropriateness of Limbaugh's first name.

Home tourney offers chance to iron out kinks

By Matt Glenesk · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 3:02 a.m.

IU's women's volleyball team will compete in the second annual T.I.S/Taylor Invitational this weekend. Last year, Dayton University took home the inaugural championship, as the Hoosiers finished 2-1 for the tournament. IU's play in the tournament begins Friday night at 7:00 p.m. against IUPUI, then the Hoosiers continue their tournament play Saturday at noon versus Southeast Missouri State, before concluding the two-day event against Wisconsin-Green Bay at 7:30 p.m. All matches will be played at the University Gym.

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